A morning of reflection

Prayer for the day: Lord I ask that you grant me the ability to recognize my faults and the strength to change those things I do or say that prevent me being closer to you. Amen.

Verse of the Day: "As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man."- Proverbs 27:19(ESV)

Worship Song of the Day: Beautiful One by Tim Hughes

I am a member of a Christian bowling league in my home town and I was reflecting over our night last night. It is clear to me that there are those that are there for the fellowship and the bowling is second ,and  then there are others so wrapped up in the bowling that when they have a bad night of bowling all they do is complain about every little thing that annoys them. I have realized that at times I have been a little of both. The team we bowled against last night however is the only team that is so focused on competition. They have already intimated they would not return to the league next year.

The attitude they have made me think more about my attitude and how sometimes, I too get an attitude like that. Just this morning one of my co-workers called in sick and this co-worker has been sick a lot lately. Since he does the same job as me when one of us is sick it makes a big impact on the other. Instead of being understanding I have been guilty of complaining of the increased workload and even intimated that I didn't believe he was sick most of the times. Its not my place to make that judgement or to complaining about doing my job but its easy to do in situations where your day gets thrown off a bit by something unexpected.

That has a lot of parallels in my relationship with God. When something throws off my day it tends to have a greater impact on if and when I will worship God. Worship is not just songs we sing but also how we serve others. My job is to serve others and help with their hearing needs but if I do it with a grumble because I let a co-worker or my home life get to me then I am failing to worship God in my work. So I find I must stop and pray and return my focus to the King of Kings and in doing this I find my attitude changes back to one of joy and peace.

Jesus has revealed to me that I must be not so quick to judgement of others and just focus on how I can best serve him and the people in my life.
Until next time. Blessings to you and may your worship be as incense to the Lord of Lords.

Blessings,
Brian